Drip-coffee-making device



' Sept. 30; 1924.

- 1,509,961 c. "r. LONG DRIP COFFEE MAKING DEVICE Filed Mafch 14 1923gwuwntoz Patented Sept. 30, 1924.

inseam CHARLES TIIJGI-IMAN LONG, OF EUREKA, CALIFORNIA.

DRIP-COFFEE-MAKING DEVICE.

Application filed March 14, 1923. Serial No. 625,007.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES TILGHMAN LONG, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Eureka, in the county of Humboldt and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improve ment in aDrip-Coffee-Making Device, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in coffee strainers, and itsprimary object is to provide an improved means by which a coffee holdingbag may be supported within an ordinary pot, leaving the hands of theoperator free for the coffee making, in order to permit the making ofdrip coffee with an ordinary cofiee pot.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which will positively clamp the bag at opposite sides of itsmouth in several places so as tov effectually open the mouth of the bagfor the purpose set forth A still further object of the invention is toprovide a device of this character which is simple in constructiondurable, eflicient for the purpose intended, and one that can bemanufactured and placed on sale at a relatively low cost.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterin which all of its elements extend substantially in the same commonplane so that a number of the devices may be packed into a comparativelysmall space in super-imposed relation for conveniently and economicallyshipping or storing them.

These and other objects of the invention will be better understood asthe description follows and as is specifically pointed out in theappended claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of thisspecification and which clearly illustrates the construction and use ofmy improved coffee holding bag,

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view taken through a coffee pot,showing a bag holder constructed in accordance with my inventionsupported in the mouth of the coffee pot, and

Figure 2 is a plan view of my improved coffee bag holder.

Referring to the accompanying drawing in detail, like characters will beused to d sign e l ke parts n the cl flerent viewsz In the drawing, thenumeral 1 indicates a bag which is shown merely for the purpose ofillustrating the operation of my in vention. The invention consistsbroadly of a frame formed from a single piece of wire adapted to be bentin the form of a ring as at 2, and a series of three rings as indicatedby the numerals 4:, 5, and 6 are formed from the single piece of wire onthe periphery of the ring 2. The rings A, 5, and 6 are formed by bendinga loop in the wire and then continuing the ring until the properdistance is reached for a next loop. At the intersection 7 of the wireforming the ring 2, a fourth loop 8 is formed. The purpose of the fourloopswill be better understood as the description follows. After formingthe fourth loop as designated by the numeral 8, the ends of the wire aretwisted or wrapped about each other to form a handle 9. From the twistedportion of the handle, the strands of wire are bent outwardly indiverging relation to each other and thence rounded upon themselves inconfronting engagement as at 10, providing means whereby the device as awhole may be supported from a nail or other support, so that same willbe convenient for use at all times.

Each corner of the cloth or bag 1 is eX- tended downwardly through oneof the rings A, 5, 6, and 8, and is drawn tightly between one of theloops thereof and part of the ring 2 as at Hand 7 of the loop 8 and thenagain passed through each of the said rings 4, 5, 6, and 8, as shown inFigure 1 of the drawings thus firmly clamping the bag or cloth to thering 2.

In Figure 1, I have shown a coffee pot as designated by the numeral 12for the purpose of illustrating how my improved bag or cloth holder issupported on the mouth thereof.

In view of the foregoing description of my invention taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing, it is thought that any furtherexplanation as to the construction, operation, and objects of same isunnecessary.

While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, Irealize that various minor changes may be resorted to, without departingfrom the spirit and s pe f he in ent on cla m n th re fore, I do notWish to limit myself to the exact details of construction shown, nor tothe combination and arrangement of parts.

lVhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A bag holding device of the character described, formed from a singlestrip of Wire rounded upon itself to provide a ring, a plurality ofloops forming rings and being arranged at equi-distantly spacedintervals in the periphery of the rounded portion said wire at theintersection of the rounded portion being further rounded in an oppositedirection from the first mentioned rounded portion to provide a loopdisposed diametrically opposite a centrally disposed 100p oi the filfstmcntioned, rounded portion,

said Wire having its strands from the second mentioned rounded portiontwisted upon themselves and thence being arranged in diverging relationand further rounded upon themselves so as to bring the ends intoconfronting engagement to provide a handle and a nail receiving meanswhereby the device may he supported, and said loops being adaptable toreceive a bag as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof, I have afiixed my signature in. the presence oftwo witnesses.

G. J. DORRITY, K. A. BOMEMAN.

